Television

  • TCM To Honour Arthur C. Clarke

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    Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is to honour the late Sir Arthur C. Clarke who died this week with a showing of 2001: A Space Odyssey. The 90 year old author of nearly 100 books including the famed 2001: A Space Odyssey, Childhood’s End and The Fountains of Paradise was knighted by the Queen in 1998.…

  • Richard Armitage Joins Spooks

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    Robin Hood star Richard Armitage will join the Grid when the Spooks them return to BBC One later this year. Taking a break from the dreadful remake of Robin Hood Armitage will appear alongside Rupert Penry-Jones, Hermione Norris and Peter Firth as MI5 officer Lucas North who has spent spent the past eight years in…

  • New Faces Check In At Hotel Babylon

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    There are some new faces at Hotel Babylon when the hotel-based drama returns to our screens next week. Joining the team after Charlie’s (Max Beesley) promotion to General Manager are his deputy Jack Harrison (Lee Williams) and Head of PR Emily James (Alexandra Moen). Charlie’s determined to make his mark but the transition from one…

  • Fairy Tales Season Ends With Billy Goat

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    Paul Nicholls, Mathew Horne, Nick Mohammed and Bernard Hill star in BBC One’s fourth and final contemporary adaptation of classic fairy tales. Is the grass always greener on the other side? “Billy Goat” are a boy band made up of brothers Connor (Nicholls) and Dean Gruff (Horne) along with their friend, Rafiq Bhavani (Nick Mohammed).…

  • BBC Re-Commissions Unbroadcast Martin Shaw Drama

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    BBC One are to delay the transmission of a new 2-part drama starring Martin Shaw after deciding to commission a longer run of the show. When the BBC first announced Apparitions, a new supernatural drama series, it was reported to be a single story two-pater due for transmission in early 2008. However, the corporation has…

  • BBC Parliament to Repeat Daily Politics

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    Politics fans will be able to watch the BBC’s Daily Politics show daily at midnight on BBC Parliament from 7 January 2008. Each edition of the BBC Two daytime series will be repeated in full on the dedciated politics channel offering viewers a second chance to enjoy the team’s light hearted look at events in…